20 Perfectly Crazy Coach Faces

Not every coach's face is so uniquely recognizable that it inspires a nickname like "The Chin", but most coaches spend more than a little time in front of a camera. In front of lots of cameras.

Coaches may not get equal time with the action of the game, but when the cameras aren't trained on the players...there's a good chance the coach is the center of attention. Especially if he's doing something crazy.

And with today's hyper sports media environment and camera technology, that means every moment and every emotion is faithfully captured from 100 different angles.

So though not every coach has the kind of face that you'd deem Pulitzer-worthy subject matter, there are plenty of opportunities for people behind the lens to turn their anger, agony and everything in between into an awesome and compelling photo.

Les Miles

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There is no more entertaining character in college sports than LSU head coach Les Miles. He eats grass off the field, legitimizes Columbus Day and wears his heart (and all of his emotions) on his purple sleeve.

Miles' reaction is pretty classic, but the underling coach behind him really steals the show.

John Harbaugh

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While he doesn't bring it on or off the field quite like his brother Jim, Ravens coach John Harbaugh is a pretty animated guy himself. With Ray Lewis around all those years, he probably had to be, otherwise he'd just be drowned out.

It's hard to tell exactly what's going on here, but it looks like Harbaugh is pretty much yelling at running back Ray Rice. And over Rice's shoulder you can see in his eyes that Lewis isn't mad, he's just disappointed.

Bo Pelini

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Nebraska's Bo Pelini is one of the angrier coaches in all of sports, perhaps in all of sports history. He certainly hasn't reached Bob Knight levels of rage just yet, but the 46-year-old still has plenty of time to work on it.

Given the profanity-laced tirade Pelini went on against Cornhusker fans back in 2011, it's no surprise to see him getting stroke-inducing furious at a zebra. Particularly when his team was getting blown out by Iowa.

Jim Harbaugh

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There's a reason 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is one of the most photographed and just generally buzzed about coaches in the NFL. It's because he's enthusiastic to the point that it makes him come across as borderline unstable. Actually, forget the borderline part.

One of the many things you can't tell from looking at this photo is the score of the game. The Niners could be down by 10 or up by 30 and Harbaugh would still be reacting the exact same way. It's just part of his "charm," along with those terrible khaki pants.

Mike Rice

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Would it surprise you to learn that this man was fired for verbally abusing his players and routinely displaying a complete lack of human decency when dealing with human beings in a basketball setting?

No? Oh, okay, didn't think so.

The man in question is former Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice, who was fired in April 2013 for that very reason. Naturally, Rice landed on his feet and is now, apparently, working with children at youth camps.